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Students in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering conducting research on the smart grid.

Statler College drives WVU’s NSF research expenditure growth and maintains top 100 engineering rankings

The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University continues to demonstrate its longstanding commitment to research, reporting $54.5 million in total research expenditures for the 2024 fiscal year. As a result, engineering programs remained ranked among the top 100 nationwide in the latest National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey.

Professor of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering Edward Sabolsky works with a student.

Statler College bolsters WVU’s record-breaking NSF research expenditure rankings and breaks some records of its own

The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University continues to demonstrate its unwavering commitment to innovation, achieving a record high of $52.2 million in total research expenditures for the 2023 fiscal year. As a result, all engineering programs reached the top 100 rankings in the latest National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey.